WKRP Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Gift idea: How did I miss this radio-related present?

I was already in radio when this appeared in the Sears catalogue in 1982. Still, I would have grabbed one

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

As God as my witness, this is a TV classic.

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

March 15, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs, WKRP

When WKRP in Cincinnati debuted on CBS in the fall of 1978, it introduced a radical use of music. Up

Back in the day, WKRP in Cincinnati was required viewing for all of us wannabe radio people. If you work

This remains one of the funniest bits in all of TV. The official title of this 1978 episode of WKRP

Now that WKRP in Cincinnati is out on DVD with most of the original music intact (getting that straight was

We’ve written in this space about WKRP in Cincinnati, the beloved show of radio types. For decades, the shows haven’t

It’s so unfair that the first day after Labour Day is September 2! I’m feeling very ripped off. You know

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver